Welcoming myself to a different age box

So.. here I am sitting on my bed after a bit 'floating-day'... its one of those days, when you present but your mind doesnt...

I've got a good excuse for that... it is my birthday today!!! WOO HOO (i guess)

How did I spend it? well, started with a very dizzy night... my head was aching last nite so I took the fabolous NYQUIL and pretty much passed out...

until.. 12.08, a friend of mine phoned and wished me a happy birthday...

It was very thoughtful of her...

Anywho... all morning, I was hoping for my family back home to call... mmm... I was a bit worried if they'd forget...

--trust me, it happened last year... and ofcourse my mother went, "I messed up the day..." (blaming the time difference....)---

Then, I decided to phone them... (anticipating some excuses)... and ofcourse, no one was home.

So... called my papa's cell... it was off. My brother's cell... he didnt pick up. and last resort... my mama's cell... and it... WENT through!!!

AWESOMENESS!!! -- yes, I sound like American.

"Hallo wuk, dari tadi mama nyoba telpon kok nggak bisa ya?" --

I went, "masak sih ma? kalo mama telpon pasti kan ada tulisan miscall"

Yup... I am a pretty tough daughter... but ofcourse, she's a TOUGHER mother... so pretty much in the end... I ended up believe that yes, she called me but it didnt go through...

So, anyway... got to the office... I was a bit... no, a bit is understated... I was VERY shocked!

My desk was decorated with pretty much every single things that you could find in our office... from cans, mirrors, to umbrella? yes, indeed. It was CROWDED.

But yea... It was hillarious though. And I truly appreciate all the efforts that they put through... I bet it wasnt easy to 'decorate' my empty desk. hahaha

And the surprise didnt stop... Mbak Dhania bought some breakfast for us... (good thing, since I only had cereals)...

then... in the afternoon, the VOA radio ganks (Mbak Ven, Mbak Di, Mbak Ut, Mas Irf, Mas Ari and minus Teteh) brought a delioso choco cake.. YUMMY.

Ah... also, two cute pair of shoes for the present!!! I really fancy them. Thank you.

Then got an unexpected call from Holland.

Anyway, these people really knows how to make my day... I was a bit anxious by the fact that I would turn 23...

Yes I know... 23, for some of you, might be nothing and you might think that I dont have anything to complain about... and that I still have long wayyy to go...

but anyway, enough with emotional crap!

I still want to thank people who had gone their way to either e-mail, facebook, or even phone to wish me a happy birthday, or simply just being who they are... a true friend for me.

The feeling of being loved is priceless. And you have given me the BEST gift that any birthday girl could want.

Love,
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